Face to Face (Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie song)

"Face to Face" is a 1987 single released by Scottish alternative rock group Goodbye Mr Mackenzie. It was their third independent single release, and their last before signing a major label record deal with EMI's Capitol Records.

"Face to Face"
Single by Goodbye Mr Mackenzie
Released2 October 1987
RecordedEdinburgh, Scotland
GenreAlternative rock, new wave
Length3:28
LabelClandestine
Songwriter(s)Metcalfe
Producer(s)Terry Adams
Goodbye Mr Mackenzie singles chronology
"The Rattler"
(1986)
"Face to Face"
(1987)
"Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie"
(1988)

Inspired by a rape case during the 1980s, where the victim was accused of "contributory negligence" by the trial judge, all profits made from the sales of "Face to Face" were donated to Rape Crisis.

In 1989, "Face to Face" was included on the band's rarities compilation album Fish Heads and Tails; and in 1999, it was remastered and included on a re-issue of the band's debut album Good Deeds and Dirty Rags.

Track listings

  • UK 12" single Clandestine MACK1
  1. "Face to Face" (Metcalfe) - 3:28
  2. "Secrets" (Kelly/Metcalfe/Scobie/Baldwin) - 4:00
  3. "Good Deeds" (Kelly/Metcalfe) - 6:34

Comprehensive charts

Year Single Chart Position
1987 "Face to Face" UK Indie Chart (CIN)[1] #27

References

  1. Record Collector magazine, issue #209, interview with Martin Metcalfe, and Mackenzie discography
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